Our natural heresy

Michael Horton said Pelagianism is the ‘default setting’ of the human heart and semi-Pelagianism has infiltrated many American churches.

Michael Horton in his book Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church makes the assertion that Pelagianism is the “default setting” of the human heart. It’s natural for us to want to reject the idea of original sin and the fall of man as a result. Let me give you a little background.

Pelagius was a British Monk (c. 354-after 4…